sort through
verb
sorted through; sorting through; sorts through
: to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while searching for something
He sorted through the papers.
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Among them was Pat Serwaa, who was sorting through a bale of leggings from London with practiced ease.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Together, the couple set out to sort through the confusion and frustration of an insurance process that wasn't designed to help them.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 8 June 2026
The quirky discovery came in May 2026, while Mikelson was helping sort through the belongings of her grandmother, Peggy Kelpe, who died of cancer in February at the age of 82.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Prior to this short residency at the Met Opera, Sting brought The Last Ship on a world tour of sorts through Amsterdam, Paris, and Brisbane.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 June 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Together, the couple set out to sort through the confusion and frustration of an insurance process that wasn't designed to help them.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 8 June 2026
The quirky discovery came in May 2026, while Mikelson was helping sort through the belongings of her grandmother, Peggy Kelpe, who died of cancer in February at the age of 82.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Prior to this short residency at the Met Opera, Sting brought The Last Ship on a world tour of sorts through Amsterdam, Paris, and Brisbane.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 June 2026
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“Sort through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20through. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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